News Details

Bullish Daniel Ricciardo reckons Red Bull 'much closer' to Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo has expressed confidence that Red Bull is “close” to Mercedes in terms of outright performance off the back of an encouraging day of testing in Spain. Ricciardo used the Hypersoft tyres to set a new track record at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, posting a time of 1:18.047, as he amassed 165 laps in the RB14. Ricciardo’s best lap left him 0.353s clear of reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton, as only Mercedes and Renault completed more laps than Red Bull on Wednesday. “I think that, looking at it now, we are close,” said Ricciardo. “I still don’t know where Ferrari are, I’m quite confident Mercedes is probably just in...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Results – Testing Day Six

Testing – Here is the latest classification from pre-season Formula 1...
7y ago from FormulaSpy.com

'F1's Big Three will be closer'

Mercedes should expect an even closer battle with Ferrari and Red Bull at...
7y ago from SkySports.com

Ricciardo and Red Bull return to top spot on day two

For the first time since day one of the first Formula 1 winter test,...

Ricciardo spins, Alonso sets only timed laps

Daniel Ricciardo felt the full effect of the treacherous weather...
7y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Casey Stoner slams MotoGP's new stability control...

Two-time MotoGP champion Casey Stoner has voiced his disapproval of...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Marc Marquez reveals ‘worry’ over Fermin Aldeguer...

Marc Marquez admits rookie Fermin Aldeguer was his biggest concern en...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

MSR extends Marcus Armstrong contract for 2026 IndyCar...

Meyer Shank Racing announced on Monday that it will keep Marcus Armstrong...

Strongest season yet for Pato O’Ward has been...

Pato O’Ward is having the best IndyCar season of his career, and is...

McLaren to auction future F1, IndyCar and WEC cars in...

McLaren is to auction future F1, IndyCar and World Endurance Championship...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Trossard, the new deal, and the transfer implications

Morning. The news that has most people talking today is the report from...
42m ago from Arseblog.com

Real Madrid Transfer News Roundup: Manchester United...

Real Madrid secured a hard-fought 1-0 win over Osasuna in LaLiga at the...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'My decision…' – Manager speaks out on...

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has spoken out on the future of Rodrygo...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Contract agreed: Arsenal star to sign new deal with...

Arsenal forward Leandro Trossard has reportedly agreed a new contract with...
12h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.